Learning From the Dead
Science Turns out that a body reveals more details about its death than once thought Whether it's the blue, ragged fingernails of a heroin-overdose victim or the scaly skin of someone poisoned by...
View ArticleRobotic Pathologist Performs Precise, Clean Autopsies on Humans
Technology Autopsies, for all the useful information they provide, have significant downsides. They are often upsetting to the deceased's family, they prevent people from receiving… Autopsies, for all...
View ArticleMeet Philippe Charlier, The Forensic Scientist Who Thinks A Medieval Cadaver...
Science Charlier recently analyzed Richard the Lionheart's heart and an anonymous 13th-century cadaver, saying of the latter that it "was smoked, like salmon or like pork." Nom? The 13th-century...
View ArticleSome corpses may mysteriously heat up after death
Science A strange case-study from the Czech Republic Dead bodies are supposed to cool down, but anecdotes suggest that not all of them do. Read on.
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